(In no particular order) Antony Beevor - Stalingrad Antony Beevor - Berlin General Sir Michael Rose - Fighting for peace Heinz Guderian - Panzer Bill Bryson - Notes from a big country
Gazza - My story Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club Mario Puzo - The Godfather JKR - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Some flash mx book...
Peter F Hamilton - Night's Dawn Trilogy Peter F Hamilton - The Nano Flower Forget author - Neuromancer
I've read all the Dan Brown books except Deception Point and they are all pretty good even tho there are too many parallels between some stories. Give it a go. I don't think you'll regret it.
Read it a few years ago - great book. My last five are: Tuxedo Park by Jennet Connant Rape of Nankin by Iris Chang War in a Time of Peace by David Halberstam Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond And the one I'm currently reading: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Joe Trippi
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (currently reading) Mort - Terry Pratchett (read it night before last, quite a short book really) Java Design Patterns - I can't remember (kinda skipped bits though, it was a 'bathroom companion' more than anything ) Sinclair ZX Spectrum Programming - I can't remember (and no, i'm not kidding ) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - JK Rowling (dear god, that was christmas! 7+ months ago!!) 5 books in over half a year I really should read more...
iI've been into reading political (ok, anti-bush) books lately; i just finished Lies and the Lying Liers Who Tell Them by Al Franken, and Dude, Wheres My Country by Michael Moore, and i'm about to start Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot by Al Franken and the Bush Dyslexicon by Mark Miller. btw, has anyone here read the Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell? How is it?
Indeed, I found it excellent, but I think I preferred the book on Berlin, despite it getting less critical acclaim than Stalingrad did...definitely read Berlin if you liked Stalingrad
let's see here. Last five books? Not Even a Hint by Joshua Harris (excellent book if your have probs with lust) Rainbox Six by Tom Clancy Neuromancer by William Gibson Crossroads of Twighlight by Robert Jordan (yes, I'm still into this series) Naked Empire by Terry Goodkind And currently reading the following: Introducing Christian Doctrine by Millard Erickson In the Hall of the Dragon King by Stephen Lawhead Everyman's God's Man by Stephen Arterburn Burning Chrome by William Gibson Linux in a Nutshell (my current bathroom book )
Signal to Noise - Eric S. Nylund Syrup - Max(x) Barry* Cryptonomicon - Neal Town Stephenson The Diamond Age - Neal Town Stephenson Snow Crash - Neal Town Stephenson I've recently ordered the sequel to Signal to Noise (nameley, A Signal Scattered) and Jennifer Government, also by Max Barry (this time without double "x" though). They haven't arrived yet though. Also, except for the first two, they are all re-reads, and I lost count how many times I've read each of them.
Imperialism and Culturalism - Edward Said Straw Dogs - John Gray Hegemony or Survival - Noam Chomsky The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand Simulacra & Simulation - Jean Baudrillard Not in that order, they've all been read in the last 2-3 weeks though. AH
I've just finished reading Ice Station by Matthew Reilly. Not for those that like deep, psychological, taxing, books. But if you like some fast paced, action packed, guns-a-blazing, thriller (and at times, a little far-fetched-ness) then check it out. A most enjoyable ready. Yesterday I just started Empire State by Henry Porter as well, although I might hold out on that because I've just seen on Reilly's web site that his 'Area 7'book actually follows on with the survivors from Ice Station. Sweet!
currently reading:- the templar revelation - cant remember author - talks about a lot of the stuff mentioned in dan browns da vinci code. deception point - dan brown (read all 650 odd pages in a single sitting whilst hungover on sunday) digital fortress - dan brown (again read in single sitting on day off last friday) knees up mother earth - robert rankin (latest book by my fave author. 7th book in brentford trilogy ) wee free men - Terry Pratchett i've read another 6 or 7 books in the past two months as well, mainly re-reading robert rankin stuff but also a couple of tom holt books which personally i found quite a chore to read as i didnt enjoy his style of writing.
If you like that you'll love Scarecrow - its even faster paced than Icestation and Area7. Did you know that his lastest book was released for free on .pdf via email. Ive emailed Matt Reilly and he actually replied as well. Last 5 books 1. In the company of Heroes - Mike Durrant 2. Teeth of the Tiger - Tom Clancy - dont bother - not up to the usual standard 3. The Bear and the Dragon - Tom Clancy 4. Valhalla Rising - Clive Cussler 5. Night Watch - Terry Pratchett
Just been working my way through all the Bill Bryson books lately... before that 'The rebel code' which is a history of the Open Source movement.
House Corrino (prelude to dune)- Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson House Atredies (prelude to dune)- Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson House Harkonen (prelude to dune)- Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson Dance of the Voodoo Handbag - Robert Rankin Web Site Story - Robert Rankin After I finish House Corrino Its The Butlerian Jihad (Prelude to dune) Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson. The the full dune series again or maybe a bit of William Gibson again.
ahh another rankin fan if you've read the other books in the brentford trilogy i reccomend knees up mother earth... cracking book, only came out on 4th of this month.
Ive just got into Rankin recently started off with the armagedon trilogy about 3 months ago, read a couple of his other books as well. Nothing else to do on an hour bus ride to work so I read.
I need to add another two by Dan Brown..."Deception Point"....and Im starting "Digital Fortress" this week.....these last to are on CD which is nice to listen along with my lady in the car on the lake front at nite
